I made my first visit to the Silverstone circuit in the 1960s. It was just a mission of curiosity at...
Photo Gallery from the VSCC’s April 13-14, Formula Vintage Festival at Silverstone, with the HGPCA, HRDC and Benjafield’s Bentleys. [button...
1958 BRM P25 Chassis 258 It may come as a surprise to many people that Stirling Moss always regarded the BRM P25 front-engine car as one of the best cars he has ever driven. “Great car–bad team” was basically his view. More about that later, though it was especially interesting...
Once, I set out to write the “Great Motor Racing Novel.” There was no firm plot in my mind, but...
Jochen Rindt (right) and Lotus boss Colin Chapman celebrate the Austrian’s 1970 British Grand Prix victory. Photo: Maureen Magee The poet...
Last weekend’s “end of term” races at Silverstone for those involved in the Historic Sports Car Club championships closed out the club’s Golden Anniversary year. VR’s European team was there in full force with photographers out on the circuit and the promotional team in the paddock. Utilizing Silverstone’s 1.64-mile...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the VSCC’s April 17–18, 2021, Spring Start at Silverstone, UK. TALBOT LAGO PLAYTIME. MAX SOWERBY’S...
Mike Lawrence There is a minor industry in new James Bond novels and if we include Young James Bond and...
Jonathan Williams Alessandro (Alejandro) De Tomaso was born in Buenos Aires into an influential political family. He became a racing driver, but left Argentina in a hurry after being involved in a plot to remove the then president, Juan Peron. He relocated to Modena where he continued racing for Osca,...
Although he was first afflicted with the racing “bug” when his father took him to Reims as a child, Alliot did...
The Jaguar Classic Challenge returns in 2017 with two brand-new events confirmed in the five-race series for pre-1966 Jaguars (Malcolm...
Launched at the Earl’s Court Motor Show 50 years ago in October 1957, the Lotus Elite captured the attention of the international press for its styling, advanced design and revolutionary glass fiber monocoque construction. Its subsequent racing successes in the hands of the likes of Jim Clark, Les Leston, John...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK February 23, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Photo Gallery from the July 16, 2022, Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC) event at Silverstone, England....
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953-1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962-1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. There was even a European...
Silverstone, UK October 18, 2008 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
Silverstone, England October 15, 2005 Alan Mann remains an active driver, bringing out his 4.7 Mustang for the HSCC Historic...
John Fitch Bob Tullius 4 Jules Goux, driving a Ballot, wins the first Italian Grand Prix at Montichiari, near Brescia (1921). 5 Jochen Rindt, at the wheel of a Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23, wins the F2 race on the Ahvenisto race circuit in Hameenlinna, Finland (1967). Become a Member...
Glorious weather blessed the 60th Anniversary Bentley Drivers Club weekend at Silverstone on August 8-9, a meeting first held in...
Silverstone, Northants, UK July 28-30, 2017 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on partner products....
1960 Kieft Formula Junior The history of British motorsport is rife with postwar racecar manufacturers that saw their genesis in...
Niki Lauda Richard Petty 1 Willy Grover, better known as “W. Williams,” wins the ACF Grand Prix for sports cars...
Raymond Mays demonstrates the BRM V16 during an “Ancien Pilotes” demonstration race in the late 1960s. Photo: J Pearson Archive Aspiration and reality are often diametrically opposed. Dreams, however, do come true every time an amateur driver clambers aboard, or wriggles into, a Grand Prix car once raced by a sporting...
McLaren Cars celebrated 30 years of carbon fiber technology at Silverstone in March when a small group of journalists were...
I think it was in 1957 that I saw Fangio race at Silverstone, it was a catalyst for me to...
Next summer’s Silverstone Classic will again feature more than eight decades of glittering motor sport history, given the return of the acclaimed Kidston Trophy for Pre-War Sports Cars to the on-track schedule for 2017. The inaugural Kidston Trophy was a popular addition to the Classic’s Silver Jubilee celebrations in 2015,...
Tim McGrane is the Executive Director of the Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville, California. VR: How did you get started...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, England July 23–25, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
After a year of progress, Group C Racing is delighted to announce a program of events for the 2008 season, which is the most ambitious to date. The fabulous endurance racers from the 1980s and early 1990s will undertake four races, plus a number of official test sessions. The year’s...
